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What is a folktale?

What is a folktale? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
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Activity Description: The workshop will draw on folktale narrative motifs to allow students to create their own short play in one hour.
More than the mere rendition in song and dance of an old african folktale, Bene Nkuba is a metaphore of the immigrant's life.
The Snow Show: East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon is adapted from a Norwegian folktale by Amiel Gladstone.
A folktale tells the story of a lily of the valley, a fragrant spring flower.
The folktale of a wicked man who helps a woman spin thread or straw into skeins of gold is well-known with variations around the world.
This quality also links his story with the primitive folktale theme of a great fool or simple.

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